The old soft crash thing is happening. I think it's 'soft' because I can exit the game properly.
It happened twice in a row and both times Sorawind was at the front of the queue waiting to attack. It may be a coincidence, but it feels like Sorawind is messing with my game. When I get a half decent replacement, I'll see if it's the game or the character who's messing with my mojo.